2013Played in 30 matches, making one start … scored 28 goals (tied for 7th on the team) on 53 attempts, converting at a 52.8 percent rate … scored a season-high three goals in a win at Santa Clara (Oct. 20) … had at least one goal in 19 matches, scoring multiple goals eight times … was second on the team with 44 earned exclusions (three penalty) … also registered eight steals, seven field blocks and one assist.

High School Attended Kotara High School in Newcastle … competed with the Hunter Hurricanes, which is an Australian National League Water Polo Club based in the Newcastle region, attracting players from the Central Coast … the Hunter Hurricanes is the only regional team in the Australian National League Water Polo competition … played on the Australian Junior National Team at the 2012 FINA World Youth Championships in Perth, Australia … scored 12 goals in eight games as the Aussies went 5-3 and finished in 7th place, defeating Team USA 5-4 in the 7th-place game … scored two goals against the Americans and scored seven goals in a 15-4 win over South Africa in pool play … also played on the Junior National Team in 2013 at the FINA World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championships in Szombathely, Hungary … scored six goals in seven games as Australia went 4-3 and placed 8th … he scored one goal against Team USA, which defeated Australia 13-11 in the 5-8 consolation semifinals … helped the New South Wales Blues men’s team clinch the U-20 national championship by scoring a team-high two goals to defeat Western Australia 8-6 … was the highest goal scorer (34 goals) at the 2008 U-14 National Championships as Newcastle placed 7th.

Personal Full name: Gordon David Marshall … born Jan. 9, 1994 in Newcastle, NSW … his parents are Christopher Marshall and Sharrelle Land … has one older brother, Cameron, and one older sister, Leeland … says he chose to attend UCLA because “I wanted to play water polo and get an education at a great institution” … lists former NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal as the athlete he most admires … says one thing people don’t know about him is, “I focused on playing water polo after I was injured in a rugby league game” … lists Croatia as his favorite place to travel for water polo … has yet to declare a major.